Los Angeles Dodgers’ Enrique Hernandez, left, scores on a single by Justin Turner after Los Angeles Angels catcher Martin Maldonado made a late tag during the fifth inning of a baseball game Saturday, July 7, 2018, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Shohei Ohtani, of Japan, sits in the dugout during the second inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers, Saturday, July 7, 2018, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

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Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Ross Stripling throws to the plate during the first inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels, Saturday, July 7, 2018, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Los Angeles Angels’ Shohei Ohtani, of Japan, runs to first as he bunts foul during the second inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers, Saturday, July 7, 2018, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher Deck McGuire throws to the plate during the first inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers, Saturday, July 7, 2018, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Los Angeles Angels’ Shohei Ohtani, of Japan, bunts foul during the second inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers, Saturday, July 7, 2018, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Los Angeles Angels’ Shohei Ohtani, of Japan, runs to first as he bunts foul during the second inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers Saturday, July 7, 2018, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

A night after the Angels rallied for two runs in the ninth, handing Jansen his first blown save since April, the Dodgers called on their closer again. This time, Jansen retired the side in the ninth, closing out a 3-1 Dodgers victory in the second game of the Freeway Series at Angel Stadium.

“I can sleep. I can definitely sleep,” Jansen said. “I was hard on myself. You’re going to blow saves. But last night – four straight balls (after getting Shohei Ohtani down 0-and-2), didn’t hold the runner, didn’t back up home. Those things … I had a rough night last night.”

These have been two rough days for both sides. Friday’s record-breaking 108-degree temperature at game time was followed by 100 degrees Saturday – and a 4:15 p.m. start that brought shadows into play as the Angels tried to read Ross Stripling’s knuckle curve Saturday.

The two offenses have produced a total of nine runs on 17 hits in the two games.

“He’s got good stuff, obviously,” said Angels outfielder Mike Trout who had three of the Angels’ four hits in Saturday’s game. “You know, 4:15 game, the shadows are tough. It’s a battle. It’s kind of uncomfortable. You’ve gotta get a pitch. You can’t miss it. It’s just a battle throughout the whole game.”

No one else in the Angels’ lineup won the battle with Stripling. Trout had the only hits off Stripling who turned in another strong six innings with seven strikeouts. That dropped his ERA to 2.22 (second in the National League), his WHIP to 1.07 (sixth) and raised his strikeout rate to 10.38 per nine innings (10th). They are All-Star worthy numbers and Stripling acknowledged a little nervousness with the announcement of this year’s selections coming Sunday.

“Yeah – in a good way,” Stripling said. “I’m trying not to let it affect me on the field at all. But obviously, I see things on Twitter. Family and friends keep asking. You guys keep asking. So obviously it’s in the back of my mind. It would be awesome if I make it. But I try not to worry about it too much.”

The Angels used a six-man tag team of pitchers to keep the Dodgers in check, allowing only four hits Saturday. But one of them was a two-run single by Justin Turner in the fifth inning and another was a solo home run by Yasiel Puig in the top of the ninth.

Turner had a chance in the third inning with two runners on and two out but took a called third strike.

He got another chance in the fifth after Puig led off with a single and Kiké Hernandez worked Angels reliever Taylor Cole for a 10-pitch walk. Joc Pederson bunted them into scoring position – an unexpected play given the frequency of Dodgers home runs (including by Pederson) over the past five weeks.

“He went on his own,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said. “That was on him and I like the unselfish play there.”

Max Muncy struck out, bringing Turner up with two outs again. He got a fastball over the outside part of the plate and dropped it into right field. Puig scored easily and Hernandez beat the throw by sliding wide of the plate and avoiding Martin Maldonado’s tag as he slapped the plate.

“Both sides it’s been really good,” Roberts said of the pitching-dominant games in Anaheim. “Those guys are executing some pitches against us, working east and west, striking the breaking ball and we’re doing the same thing. Two offensive ballclubs and the pitching is really shining.”

Bill Plunkett has covered everything from rodeo to Super Bowls to boxing (yeah, I was there the night Mike Tyson bit Evander Holyfield's ear off) during a career that started far too long ago to mention and eventually brought him to the OC some time last century (1999 actually). He has been covering Major League Baseball for the Orange County Register since 2003, spending time on both the Angels and Dodgers beats.